MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F022.namnest.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/nam_conus_nest/2509261800F022.namnest.sound Searching file for grids... Date: 22 hour NAM valid 16Z SAT 27 SEP 25 Station: 35.13,-78.93 Latitude: 35.13 Longitude: -78.93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1005 65 26.3 22.6 80 3.7 23.6 233 2 299.0 302.2 296.6 349.8 17.42 1 1000 106 25.3 22.5 84 2.9 23.3 231 2 298.5 301.6 296.4 349.1 17.37 2 950 555 21.0 21.0 100 -0.0 21.0 200 4 298.4 301.5 296.0 346.9 16.68 3 900 1023 18.5 16.6 89 1.9 17.2 180 7 300.5 303.0 294.2 339.6 13.32 4 850 1512 15.9 11.9 77 4.0 13.3 217 7 302.7 304.7 292.6 333.4 10.34 5 800 2024 12.4 8.7 78 3.7 10.2 218 9 304.4 306.0 292.0 330.9 8.86 6 750 2563 9.3 7.2 87 2.1 8.0 203 8 306.6 308.2 292.3 332.4 8.51 7 700 3132 6.1 4.6 90 1.4 5.2 172 8 309.2 310.6 292.4 332.6 7.63 8 650 3736 2.3 -0.0 84 2.3 1.1 169 20 311.6 312.7 291.7 330.0 5.89 9 600 4380 -0.2 -0.3 100 0.0 -0.3 182 32 315.8 317.0 293.2 335.6 6.26 10 550 5072 -4.3 -4.8 96 0.6 -4.6 198 32 319.0 320.0 293.0 334.7 4.87 11 500 5820 -7.4 -8.2 94 0.8 -7.7 192 31 324.1 324.9 293.7 337.7 4.13 12 450 6633 -11.8 -12.9 92 1.0 -12.2 189 32 328.4 329.0 294.1 339.1 3.16 13 400 7526 -17.4 -18.9 88 1.5 -17.9 184 39 332.4 332.9 294.3 340.0 2.16 14 350 8514 -23.9 -26.0 83 2.1 -24.5 192 46 336.5 336.7 294.6 341.2 1.31 15 300 9620 -32.3 -34.9 78 2.5 -32.7 196 57 339.8 339.9 294.8 342.3 0.66 16 250 10880 -42.4 -45.3 73 2.9 -42.6 200 72 343.0 343.0 295.3 344.1 0.27 17 200 12344 -55.5 -59.6 60 4.1 -55.6 197 84 344.8 344.8 295.6 345.1 0.06 18 150 14150 -64.7 -79.0 12 14.3 -64.8 204 61 358.6 358.6 298.4 358.6 0.01 19 100 16589 -69.5 -85.3 8 15.8 -69.6 219 22 393.4 393.4 304.3 393.4 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5713.38 m Freezing level: 604.77 mb = 4318.94 m = 14169.59 ft Wetbulb zero: 610.14 mb = 4245.50 m = 13928.62 ft Precipitable water: 2.06 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 89.57 % Est. max temperature: 29.79 C = 85.63 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 952.83 mb = 529.19 m = 1736.18 ft T: 21.20 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.00 C/km ThetaE index: 18.85 C Layer 1000.0- 750.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 935.94 mb = 684.14 m = 2244.51 ft Mean mixing ratio: 16.17 g/kg Conv temperature: 26.28 C = 79.31 F Cap Strength: 0.03 C Lifted Index: -2.99 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -1.76 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.45 C Showalter Index: 2.28 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 42.46 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 23.21 C Cross Totals Index: 19.24 C K Index: 33.64 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 187.07 Risk: None Energy Index: 0.76 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 990.26 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 44.50 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.09 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 937.91 mb = 665.94 m = 2184.81 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 932.91 mb = 712.14 m = 2336.40 ft Equ Level (EL): 192.91 mb = 12570.31 m = 41240.67 ft B at Equ Level: 982.45 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.91 mb = 15348.18 m = 50354.30 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 189.9 at 16.9 knts Storm direction: 219.9 at 12.6 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.7 neg: 1.7 tot: 2.4 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 40.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 15.8 neg: -5.3 tot: 10.5 m^2/s^2 ave: 3.5 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.27 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.2 stream: 0.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.08 Bulk Rich Number: 36.30 Bulk Shear: 27.28 m/s